Combined comb and brush.



L No.761,6 64. PATENTBD JUNE 7,1904.-

A. B. DURGIN. COMBINED COME AND BRUSH.

APPLICATION I'I-LED OCT. 19, 1901. N0 MODEL.

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I UNITED STATES Patented June '7, 1904. I

PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINED COMB AND BRUSH. v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,664, dated June '7, 1904.

Application filed October 19, 1901. Serial No. 79,258. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED B. DURGIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medford, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Comb and Brush; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains-to make and use the same. i

' This invention aims to simplify andcheapen the construction of toilet articles of the type embodying in a single structure a comband a brush and which are designed for convenience of carrying in thepocket or hand-satchel.

In accordance with this invention the comb and brush are separate, and when assembled the comb-teeth and the tufts of the brush are in approximately the same plane and project in diametrically opposite directions, the backs of the comb and the brush coming together and being secured in any substantial way.

The invention consists of the novel features, which hereinafter Will be more fully set forth, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of,

a combined comb and brush embodying the in- Vention. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a modification, parts being broken away to show more clearly the detailed construction. Fig. 3 is a transverse section about on the line X X of Fig. 2'. Fig. 4 is a side view of a further modification. Fig. 5 is a transverse section about on the line Y Y of Fig. 4:.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in'the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The article shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is of like construction, with the exception that in Fig. 1 a handle is provided for convenience of manipulating the comb or brush when" in service. The comb may be of any construction and size, and its back 1 is narrow and is stiffened and strengthened by the back 2 of the brush, the two backs being secured together in such a manner as to mutually strengthen and brace each other. The teeth 3 of the comb project vin a diametrically opposite direction to the tufts 40f the brush, the article being comparatively thin and fiat, so as to be conveniently carried in the pocket, hand-satchel, and the in anydesired way and is preferably bored entirely through, the tufts being secured in the openings thus formed. The backs 1 and 2 are preferably of like thickness, so as to come flushat their sides, and are preferably of like material, so as not to show the joint formed between them. The parts 1 and 2 may be sedrawing the parts together and of their ready separation when it is required for any purpose to take them apart. By having the parts 1 and 2 made separate the tufts 4 can be more conveniently and firmly secured to the back 2,

duced and the article made more durable than is possible in the class of article having an integral back for the comb and brush.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the back of the comb is formed with a dovetailshaped rib 6, and the brush-back is formed with a corresponding dovetail groove 7 to match and receive the rib 6, the parts being fitted together by an endwise movement. In this form the brush-back projects slightly beyond the sides of the comb, and the projecting side portions are made rounding and give aneat finish to the article, besides materially stiffening it longitudinally, thereby enabling the comb to be formed of comparatively thin material. The tufts may be in a single or any number of rows, according to the required width of the brush; but in every instance it is essential that the article be comparatively thin and flat.

approximately in the same plane, although the tufts and comb-teeth project in diametrically opposite directions. The tufts 4: are secured in the back in any of the usual ways.

terial suitable for the purpose may be employed in the formation of thecomb and the any of the pyroxylin compounds. The brush Hence the brush and comb may be said to be In the manufacture of the article any macap, such as horn, hard rubber, metal, and

like. The back 2 has the tufts 4 secured thereto cured together by any fastening means, preferably by screw-fastenings 5, which admit of and the cost of manufacture is materially remay comprise any desired number of rows of tufts, and the article when complete may or may not be provided with a handle.

The construction of the article as above described is especially advantageous in that the comb is readily separable from the brush. 111 ordinary use of the brush it is customary to wet same to more effectually part the hair. The continued wetting of this part at intervals soon causes the ends of the tufts to rot or decay, and since they are usually secured to the brush-back by wires in a manner well known they often drop out before the service of the article has compensated for its cost. However, by separating the comb and brush after the article has been used several times, as may be done in either of the forms shown, the meeting portions and ends of the tufts may be exposed and placed where they may be quickly dried out, and thus the ends of the tufts will not be permitted to rot, as before premised.

As shown very clearly in Fig. 1, the handle of the article is formed by lateral extensions of the bodies 1 and 2 of the comb and brush, respectively. The lateral extensions are a part of the backs 1 and 2, the extension of the comb, however, being heavier to enlarge the handle for gripping purposes. In forming the handle of extensions of both the brush and comb it will be noted that the mutual supporting and strengthening effect attained by securing the backs together, as described most clearly hereinbefore, is also secured with reference to the handle. Thus when the brush is being used the handle extension of the back 2 thereof is tightly gripped by the hand in manipulating the article, and this gripping effect, aside from the securing means utilized, braces and relieves the fastenings, securing the backs together, from the greater amount of strain.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A new article of manufacture comprising a comb and brush having the backs thereof secured together, said backs being provided with lateral extensions forming a handle, and means for securing the handle extensions of the backs aforesaid together.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a comb and brush, the brush eom 'irising a back, tufts extending entirely through the back in a direetion opposite to that of the teeth of the comb, the backs of the brush and the comb being of approximately the same \vid th, means for securing the aforesaid backs together whereby the back of the comb is disposed in direct contact with the inner ends of the tu fts of the brush and adapted to uncover said ends of the tufts when the comb and brush are. separated, lateral integral extensions project ed from the comb and brush backs and forming a handle, and fastenings securing the lateral extensions.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my sign ature in presence of two witnesses. 

